22 Dec 2009

Henin takes up Sydney wildcard

7:23 am on 22 December 2009

The former world tennis number one Justine Henin is set to play in two Australian events next month before the Australian Open.

The 27 year old Belgian, who announced her comeback to the women's tour in September after a 15-month absence, will make her return in Brisbane in early January before playing in the Sydney International, for which she's been given a wildcard entry, the week before the year's first major championship of the year in Melbourne.